Insufficient physical activity and high sedentary behaviour are associated with loneliness in adolescents with overweight/obesity: Evidence from 23 low- and middle-income countries
| Autor: | Shanchita R. Khan, Nicola W. Burton, Asaduzzaman Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adolescent Physical activity Developing country Overweight Environmental health medicine Humans Obesity Child Developing Countries Exercise Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Health Policy Loneliness Overweight obesity Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Low and middle income countries Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom Sedentary Behavior business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric obesityREFERENCES. 17(2) |
| ISSN: | 2047-6310 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Overweight and obesity among young people is a major concern with implications for social wellbeing. We aimed to evaluate the associations of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) with loneliness among adolescents with overweight/obesity. METHODS: Data were used from the Global School-based Student Health Surveys, collected from 23 low-and-middle-income countries. RESULTS: Of the 12,133 participants aged 12-17 years with overweight/obesity (48.4% girls), 12% were lonely, with a wide variation across countries ranging from 4% in Laos to 32% in Afghanistan. Overall, 31% had high SB (≥3 hours/day) and 86% were not sufficiently active ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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